for 4 soloists, chamber choir, and chamber orchestra
Commissioned by
Commissioned by Indianapolis Opera
Text
“Ice Shall Cover Nineveh” by Kenneth Rexroth. From In the Sierra: Mountain Writings by Kenneth Rexroth. Used by permission of New Directions Press.
About this Work
The majority of this work was written in a truck-stop motel on the outskirts of Billings, Montana.
Instrumentation
4 Soloists | Chamber Choir (8-12 Voices) |
Flute (dbl. Alto Flute) Oboe (dbl. English Horn) Alto Saxophone Baritone Saxophone | 12 String Guitar dbl. Banjo Autoharp in 21-Chord Layout Accordion Piano |
Percussion 1: Hammered Dulcimer Crotales | Percussion 2: Field drum Washboard |
Horn in F Trumpet Trombone | 2 Violins 1 Viola 1 Violoncello 1 Contrabass |